Games on October 1, 1989

The games of October 1, 1989

On October 1, 1989, 13 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0), and the San Diego Padres over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 4-3 over the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 30, 1989 and the next, Oct 3, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.